Cafe owner in South Korea uses sign language to greet deaf customers, warms hearts online
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A video posted to the official Instagram account of Ediya Coffee’s Ansan Wolpi Hyundai branch captured the interaction.
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SEOUL – There are countless ways to promote a cafe. But sometimes, all it takes is kindness.
On Oct 19, a short video posted to the official Instagram account of Ediya Coffee’s Ansan Wolpi Hyundai branch captured a small but powerful interaction: A cafe owner serving drinks to two deaf customers.
Noticing that the customers were deaf, the owner greeted them in sign language, saying “Enjoy your drinks”.
Surprised and touched, one of the customers responded with a smile and a thumbs-up, signing “You’re really good at sign language. Thank you.” in response.
The clip quickly went viral, racking up more than 1.4 million views and hundreds of warm comments such as “Even if the coffee cools, the heart stays warm.” and “I’m going to visit and support this place.”
Following the viral moment, Ediya Coffee shared a follow-up interview with the owner on its official social media channels, bringing even more attention to the original post.
In the interview, the owner explained that she had noticed some customers were deaf and felt sorry that they could not hear her greeting.
“I wanted to sincerely say ‘enjoy your drinks’, so I practiced sign language by watching YouTube videos,” she said.
She added that she only posted the clip to remember a happy moment, never expecting it to resonate with so many people. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
